in the dark

phrase

Synonyms of in the darknext
1
: in secrecy
most of his dealings were done in the dark
2
: in ignorance
kept the public in the dark about the agreement

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Jenae and Shalanda walk Brittany through how our aging power grid - coupled with climate change, the strain of new technologies, and a lack of investment - exposes the systemic shortcomings that very well might leave all of us in the dark. — October 16, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026 In the post, three multicolor stick figures dance in the dark. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Swank shared the news in a creative Instagram video of herself, husband Philip Schneider, and their three-year-old twins dancing in the dark with glow sticks affixed to their bodies. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2026 Swank shared the news in an Instagram video showing the couple and their 3-year-old twins, Aya and Ohm, dancing in the dark with glow sticks attached to their bodies. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in the dark

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of in the dark was in the 15th century

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in the cup of someone's hand
in the dark
in the depths of someone's mind
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